SPEAR & JACKSON UK LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£126k
-39.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£110k
+10.6% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-08-09.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,311,000 | £16,039,000 | £16,213,000 | +1.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£720,000 | -£123,000 | -£110,000 | +10.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£720,000 | -£123,000 | -£110,000 | +10.6% | |
| Net profit | -£571,000 | -£92,000 | -£82,000 | +10.9% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £300,000 | £208,000 | £126,000 | -39.4% | |
| Net assets | £300,000 | £208,000 | £126,000 | -39.4% | |
| Equity | £300,000 | £208,000 | £126,000 | -39.4% | |
| Average employees | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0% | |
| Wages | £156,000 | £86,000 | £108,000 | +25.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £158,000 | £97,000 | £109,000 | +12.4% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -5.0% | -0.8% | -0.7% | |
| Net margin | -4.0% | -0.6% | -0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -240.0% | -59.1% | -87.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.06x | 1.04x | 1.02x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- SPEAR & JACKSON UK LIMITED 2013-01-16 → present
- SPEAR & JACKSON GARDEN PRODUCTS LIMITED 1990-10-05 → 2013-01-16
- SPEAR & JACKSON (TOOLS) LIMITED 1967-03-23 → 1990-10-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have concluded that the Group and therefore the Company have adequate resources for the foreseeable future and will be able to meet their liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least twelve months from signing these financial statements and that the going concern basis of preparation is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “The acquisition of PRCI, the French tool distributor in March 2025 enables the Group to expand its reach and product base across France.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE, David Matthew | Secretary | 2020-01-01 | — | — |
| ARCHER, Ian Robert | Director | 2008-04-18 | Aug 1968 | British |
| HORTON, Duncan Samuel | Director | 2026-01-16 | Oct 1979 | British |
| HSU, Simon Nai Cheng | Director | 2015-11-30 | Aug 1960 | Hong Konger |
| SHONE, Alaina | Director | 2015-03-31 | Oct 1962 | British |
| TURNER, Stephen Laurence | Director | 2014-11-17 | Feb 1968 | British |
| JAMES NEILL HOLDINGS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1993-12-02 | — | — |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLOOMFIELD, Richard Jeffery | Secretary | 1993-06-24 | 1993-11-01 |
| DALLMAN, John Maurice | Secretary | 2009-05-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| FLETCHER, William | Secretary | 2002-04-30 | 2009-04-30 |
| LUMB, Stephen | Secretary | 1991-11-18 | 1993-06-24 |
| WALKER, Peter John | Secretary | — | 1991-11-18 |
| WOLSTENHOLME, David John | Secretary | 1993-11-01 | 2002-04-30 |
| BARRE, Steven Craig | Director | 2002-09-06 | 2002-09-06 |
| BEAZER, Brian Cyril | Director | 2009-03-24 | 2010-10-01 |
| CARR, Richard Mark | Director | 2008-04-18 | 2008-09-26 |
| CROWLEY, Dennis | Director | 2002-11-14 | 2004-04-20 |
| DEACON, Gary Adam | Director | 2013-09-30 | 2014-04-11 |
| DYSON, Patrick John | Director | 2004-12-21 | 2015-03-31 |
| FLETCHER, Alan Thomas | Director | — | 1993-10-26 |
| FLETCHER, William | Director | 1997-11-03 | 2009-04-30 |
| FRANCKEL, Mark Bernard, Mr. | Director | 2012-01-09 | 2014-01-31 |
| HORTON, Duncan Samuel | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2023-07-31 |
| KELLY, Terence | Director | 2008-04-18 | 2011-09-30 |
| LIM, Henry Woon-Hoe | Director | 2014-01-31 | 2015-11-30 |
| LIM, Henry Woon-Hoe | Director | 2010-06-30 | 2012-12-20 |
| LUMB, Stephen | Director | — | 1993-06-24 |
| MARTIN, David | Director | 1993-04-05 | 1993-10-22 |
| MARTIN, Kevin | Director | 2008-04-18 | 2020-07-24 |
| MILLS, Michael John | Director | 1993-06-29 | 1993-11-23 |
| MOORE, Paul John | Director | 2004-04-20 | 2006-03-05 |
| SANDER, Dorothy E | Director | 2002-09-06 | 2002-09-06 |
| WALKER, Peter John | Director | — | 1993-01-31 |
| WEINGARTEN, Allan David | Director | 2002-09-06 | 2002-09-06 |
| WELLS, Lee | Director | 2006-03-13 | 2013-02-28 |
| WHITE, Graham | Director | 1993-11-15 | 1997-10-31 |
| WOLSTENHOLME, David John | Director | 1993-11-15 | 2002-11-11 |
| S AND J ACQUISITION CORP | Corporate Director | 2002-11-14 | 2004-04-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Neill Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 201 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-06-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-01-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-01-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2019-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.